Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Sunday, 9 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (9/8/2026) at 09:40 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 47 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 500 meters above the peak, or 1825 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed white to grey with medium to thick intensity, drifting southeast. Mount Ibu eruption was ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: 2 Thousand Natural Disasters Occurred in Indonesia in 2024, Floods Dominated)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 9 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 92 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 31-78 seconds duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (4 mm amplitude, 25 seconds duration) and 1 emission earthquake (10 mm amplitude, 36 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within 2 km radius, and an extended 3.5 km sectoral zone northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 3,835 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,572 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,232 eruptions.
(Read: 137 Natural Disaster Events Recorded Before End of January 2024, Floods Most Frequent)
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